Headlines for Maryland from baltimoresun.com

Man runs out of gas, sets up drum kit on Interstate 695

May 21, 2013 7:30 pm

Driver not cited and continued on his way after highway officials helpIt wasn't the average traffic stop on the Baltimore Beltway Tuesday morning.    

Weakened storms could reach Md. from Plains by Thursday

May 21, 2013 7:23 pm

The storms that have ravaged Oklahoma and other Plains states the past few days could reach Maryland and the mid-Atlantic by Wednesday and Thursday, albeit weakened, according to the National Weather ...

Local gamers share their curiosity about Xbox changes

May 21, 2013 6:45 pm

Check back on this slug frequently for updated details about the Xbox release.    

Maryland gambling exclusion system expanded to lottery tickets

May 21, 2013 6:44 pm

Individuals on voluntary list must forfeit winningsMaryland has become the third state offering people a voluntary system to restrict their ability to play the lottery, officials announced Tuesday.&am...

Calvert Cliffs reactor shut down

May 21, 2013 4:31 pm

Second unplanned nuclear outage in two weeksOne of two reactors at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in southern Maryland was shut down again Tuesday, the second unplanned outage in the past two ...

State school board adopts concussion regulations

May 21, 2013 4:09 pm

Limitations on contact exposure to be recommended this summerThe Maryland state school board adopted new regulations Tuesday that require more concussion training for those responsible for student-ath...

Maryland Lottery fixes computer problem

May 21, 2013 2:05 pm

Players couldn't cash winning tickets over the weekendMaryland Lottery officials say they've mostly fixed a computer glitch that prevented players from cashing their winning tickets over the weekend -...

Baltimore percentage of same-sex couples raising kids among highest in nation

May 21, 2013 1:31 pm

Study finds a full 20 percent of Maryland same-sex couples are raising kidsSame-sex couples in the Baltimore area are raising children at a higher rate than in most large metropolitan regions in the n...

State workers ready to untangle Memorial Day traffic snarls

May 21, 2013 12:15 pm

On Memorial Day weekends, Kim Yates and Albert Kullman measure success by speed. Yates steers her bright yellow tow truck toward trouble, with the goal of getting disabled vehicles out of the roadway ...

More humidity, highs in mid-80s, storm chances Tuesday | VIDEO

May 21, 2013 10:00 am

Increasingly muggy weather is forecast Tuesday, with highs in the mid-80s and chances for thunderstorms in the Baltimore area, according to the National Weather Service.   &...